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As for handgun ownership, a near record high of 73 percent say handguns should not be banned, but that has not always been the case.
In 1960, when Gallup first asked the question, 60 percent favored a ban on handguns, except for those carried by police officers and similar authorities. By 1975, that figure slipped to 41 percent.
Today, more like one in four still say handguns should be banned.
http://www.guns.com/2014/10/31/gallup-poll-more-americans-open-to-owning-handgun-less-on-gun-control-video/
Interesting- the country has moved much more tolerant on handgun ownership in the last 50+ years ....